Spinal shock

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 384-389

  Atkinson, Patty Pate ^a,b   Atkinson, John L D ^b  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; NERVE TRANSECTION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL GANGLION; SPINAL REFLEX;

EID: 0029923260     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/71.4.384     Document Type: Review

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